That which hits the fan tends to get flung in all directions.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Problems tend to spread outward in many directions.
- In plain terms
- Issues fan out everywhere.
- What can you take from it?
- Address problems early to prevent wide impact.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a problem spread?
- How can you contain it?
Another view
Not all issues spread; some stay localized.
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Psychotics are consistently inconsistent. The essence of sanity is to be inconsistently inconsistent.
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